1
as in decent
of average to below average quality
your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
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2
as in terrible
of low quality
mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists
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Recent Examples of mediocre
If not, this big-screen gaming laptop has come to save you from mediocre gaming with its powerful GPU and heroic cape of RGB backlighting.
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Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers made the playoffs in 2024, even with mediocre quarterback play.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The Heat was that mediocre in a season hijacked by the Jimmy Butler drama, suspensions and trade.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Don't sacrifice human connection and insight to save money with mediocre AI outputs.
Organizations that cultivate unique human perspectives and integrate them with thoughtful AI augmentation will likely outperform those that pursue cost-cutting through wholesale creative automation.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 1 May 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers made the playoffs in 2024, even with mediocre quarterback play.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The Heat was that mediocre in a season hijacked by the Jimmy Butler drama, suspensions and trade.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
Don't sacrifice human connection and insight to save money with mediocre AI outputs.
Organizations that cultivate unique human perspectives and integrate them with thoughtful AI augmentation will likely outperform those that pursue cost-cutting through wholesale creative automation.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocre
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Edwards landed a decent percentage of his strikes at 66 percent, but the pressure from Muhammad limited his attempts to just 71 significant strikes.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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And even after the outings that are just decent, the Phillies can see it.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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United have fallen massively and it’s been a terrible watch all season, bar a couple of highs.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Public interest in the film intensified after a stroke of terrible happenstance.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The findings are available to the public at cdc.gov, with a score of 86 and above deemed satisfactory and anything under considered unsatisfactory.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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The player: Luis Ortiz Ortiz’s first three starts, respectively, could be classified as ugly, satisfactory and excellent.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Consumer spending softened, increasing 1.8%, down from a 4% rise in the fourth quarter, but a decent performance in light of stock market turmoil and poor weather early in the quarter.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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In addition, preliminary research from the National Bureau of Economic Research estimates that poor mental health may cost the U.S. economy nearly $300 billion annually.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Some of the revenues, even of the WPL clubs, are significantly less than a middling league two team.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Shaq knows that firsthand, along with Kobe Bryant spearheading the transformation of a middling Lakers period in the late 1990s into three consecutive NBA championships beginning in the 1999-2000 season.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Some cheaper tags don’t have a replaceable battery although some have rechargeable cells.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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With police turning a blind eye, Portland became a honeypot for local and out-of-state addicts to score cheap dope and use it freely.—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Enter Kristin Ess Signature Hair Gloss, a shine-boosting solution that comes in eight hues, ranging from Smoky Topaz (a medium, natural bronde) to Ruby (medium red).—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
2 May 2025
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In a heavy medium saucepan whisk together cooled milk, whole eggs, egg yolks, 1/4 tsp.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Lower-caste Hindus and Muslims were frequently forced to subsist on food considered inferior, such as crabs, frogs, and snakes.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 May 2025
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This isn't just about a fine; the Commission forcing us to change our business model effectively imposes a multi-billion-dollar tariff on Meta while requiring us to offer an inferior service.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Mediocre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocre. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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